Hollywood Hotelier, Fired Worker Argue Arbitration Jurisdiction Case In High Court

( March 31, 2026, 10:51 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 30 in a dispute between the owners and operators of a West Hollywood luxury hotel and an employee terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic over whether a federal court that had original jurisdiction over a case and stayed it for arbitration maintains jurisdiction to confirm or vacate the arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) without an independent jurisdictional basis....